CHAMPCAR/CART: Mexico City: RuSPORT Saturday report

Justin Wilson with the ...

Justin Wilson with the #9 RuSPORT / CDW Captures Mexico City Pole
Position

Wilson and Briscoe will start first and fifth for the 2006 Gran Premio
Telmex of Mexico City

Mexico City, MX, Nov. 11th, 2006 -- RuSPORT had an excellent final
qualifying session today in Mexico City ending up first and fourth during
Saturday's Final Qualifying session. Justin Wilson (#9 CDW /
RuSPORT / Ford -- Cosworth / Lola / Bridgestone) had the quickest
lap time and will start from the pole position for the race on Sunday.
Ryan Briscoe (#10 RuSPORT / Western Union / Elektra / Ford --
Cosworth / Lola / Bridgestone) finished the final qualifying session in
fourth and will start in the fifth position for Sunday's race,
based upon combined qualifying times from Friday.

"It's a fantastic feeling", said an exhilarated
Justin. "As soon as I crossed the line, I knew it was a good lap.
Everything just came together. We made some improvements before the
session. The car was flowing and carrying good speed allowing me to get
back to full throttle very early. I've got to thank the whole CDW /
RuSPORT team -- they've done a great job this weekend and
I'm really pleased with the progress we've made. I'll
be doing my best to win, but if that's not possible then my focus
is going to be on finishing second in the Vanderbilt Cup
Championship."

"It's a fantastic fourth place finish for today's final
qualifying session," expressed Briscoe. "I feel that
I'm still putting all the pieces together. There is definitely
still room to improve. I'm really happy with our performance and
this being only the second race for the RuSPORT / Western Union / Elektra
team; we're really gelling and working well together. I'm
just having a great time here in Mexico City. It is an incredible track
with great energy. Hopefully, we'll have a good result here
Sunday."

"Well, it was really an exceptional day for the team and I have to
congratulate Justin and Ryan on a job very well done," stated
RuSPORT President Jeremy Dale. "Ryan, in his first race at Mexico
City and only his second race in a Champ Car, is fifth on the grid and
that is a very solid performance. This is an incredibly difficult and
demanding track which requires a great deal of commitment. Ryan has
really jumped in with both feet. He's had a great couple of days;
we're looking forward to tomorrow with the Western Union / Elektra
car and Ryan having a good race."

"Overall, I think everyone underestimated Justin's grit and
determination as well as his ability to take a hold of the #9 CDW car and
put it on the front of the grid," continued Dale. "The
entire team has done a tremendous job all weekend clearly giving him a
good car, which in the end allowed him to win another Bridgestone Pole
Award. We look forward to finishing the season on a high note here in
Mexico City."

The Gran Premio Telmex of Mexico City is the final race of the 2006 Champ
Car World Series. The race will be held on Sunday, November 12th and
broadcast live on SPEED TV at 3:00 p.m. EST.